Champion Sound at the Welly - Friday 9th April 04 By Ed Hunter

A THOUSAND rude boys gyrated to the pulsating Jamaican rhythms and the batty shaking was in full effek.. ..Well, no they didn't actually. And no it wasn't. Champion Sound at Welly Club on Friday night was quiet. The dance floor seemed a bit dead which is a shame for a weekend. Dancehall has a great groove and this night should take off. It just hasn't yet.

It didn't help that the students were home for Easter. FUN and vibrancy seemed to have been replaced by a cynical, chemical atmosphere.

People in hoods lurked in shadows. OK, it's not quite Dawn of the Dead. But where IS the party in Hull? No seriously. I genuinely don't know. I suspect its followed the teenagers and moved to the metal nights. But....back to the night in question......Downstairs at the Welly, the big room played the usual relentless hard house. The small room played some nice funky dance. But it IS a small room.

It's a purely personal opinion, but to me, the bottom seems to have fallen out of dance music. It seemed to stop evolving about 5 years ago, which is why something fresh like a dancehall night is such a good idea. If only it could take off.

On a different note, is there anywhere you can go just to have a bit of a laugh? You know, listen to stuff that mixes styles. And not heavy, break-neck stuff. I'm talking about melodies and singing I suppose.

Maybe I'm getting old but I kind of want a night where the DJ cooks up some Baby Jane by Rod Stewart, followed by cheesy slice of Euro-pop like Alice Deejay, a sprinkle of Zep, a sprig of Highway to Hell. Seasoned with a dash of Rubber Soul, a couple of Trojans, stirred in with a generous portion of The Chronic by Dr Dre, add an entire Flock of Seagulls (if they are available at your local supermarket) and served on a fragrant bed of Eagles of Death Metal.

I know what you're thinking.......if I'm so full of great ideas, then why don't I start my own night? Well maybe I will. It will be probably be fantastic. And then again, it would probably die flat on its arse. Photographs courtsey and Copyright © Gail and Ed

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